The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-01-26
WASHINGTON.

The bills granting pensions to Mrs.
Logan and Mrs. Blair, widow of General
Frank Blair, were defeated in the House Com
mttee on Invalid Pensions, says Washington
dispatch. The members were arrayed on party
lnes-seven Democrats voting against and five
Republicans in favor of the bills. 1t is under
stood that the basis Of the opposition TO the
bills is reluctance on the part of the major
ity of the committee TO the continuance of
the policy of granting high pensions to
widows of officers who did not die from in
juries incurred in the service. The only
precedents for passing such bills are found in
the cases OF the widows and families of Ad-
miral Farragut, Generals Hancock, Thomas,
and Grant, and the majority of the committee
believe it would be bal policy TO follow these
precedents, in view of the fact that there are
about one hundred surviving widows of Off
GERS who would then b. entitled to pensions
who are now excluded by the general law
In barber shop at Washington,
Cuthbart h. Jones, of Louisiana, attempted
by insulting language toward Congressman J.
Floyd King TO provoke fight, but the latter
silently bore the aggravating treatment The
trouble had its origin in bloody feud which
commenced before the birth of Mr. Jones.
Congressman Floyd King, of Louisi-
ana, publishes card in the Washington
papers regarding the insult offered to him by
Cuthbert Jones in the BARRIERS shop of Viii
lard's Hotel: King says
While was being shaved Cuthbert b. Jones,
accompanied by man whom l took TO be his
hFAr ne int AfnEa - hnr and In
gan con yersation with each other in Il loud tone
OF voice about my defeat for a denomination To
Congress. To tins made no response. hen
had been shaved and arose FROM my position
LuthDert Jones got up from u chair eight or ten
feet distant, on the arm of which ne sit
ting and, looking at me, uttered for some mo-
ments the most offensive md brutal language,
such as Al would-Uc assassin would employ Wien
seeking an opportunity 10 commit muI der under
the disguise OF the law, he and his friend mean
while occupying advantageous positions some
twelve or LlJecn feet apart discovering that
/ could not be caught III the ylllainous trap
they had laid Tor me they retired / kept my
eye ull the time on both. In the height OF his
frenzy Jones held his stick in his left hand and
threw his right on his hip or possibly INTO his
hip-pocket. Under these circumstances, being
lnenuced by such deadly purpose, had i been
armed l should have felt Justlned in destroying
him. he was ut no time nearer than eight OF
ten feet from me. an II aw-ubiding man, but
the law imposes no restraint IN protesting
myself. zones hostility 10
due solely TO my opposition to
his appointment to u consular posi-
ton. That opposition was because was in
formed by most reputable and distinguished
men acquainted with the facts that he was fu-
gitiYe from justice on account OF The assass ina
ton Ct Gen Liddell OF my district 10y Jones
father his elder brother, ana himself, the TWO
former being lynched for their crime, and tine
latter dying TOR his life. He has never yet ven
tured to return. Not long ago he had his life IN
sured and by the payment of extra
premium ha1 the eX emption about suicide and
death by violence stricken out, telling the
agent with great frankness that he eXpec,eI 10
die with ms boots on. He always goes armed,
and has repeatedly ,ried 10 provoke King into
assaulting him. He has challenged him 70 II
duel several times, but the Congressman will
take no notice of MIN. 1t is believed by the
friends of Jones that Kings card will result in
elimination Of the long feud by the death o,
one or the other OF them
The wife of Senator Voorhees, died
last week in Washington, of acute peritoniti-.
The remains were taken to Terre Haute for
interment